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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•merged (səb mûrjd′),USA pronunciation adj. - under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium;
inundated. - hidden, covered, or unknown:There are many submerged facts which could have a bearing on the case.
- poverty-stricken;
destitute; impoverished:a program to aid the submerged socioeconomic groups.
- submerge + -ed2 1790–1800
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•merge /səbˈmɜrdʒ/USA pronunciation v., -merged, -merg•ing. - to put or sink below the surface of water or other liquid: [no object]ordered his boat to dive, and the submarine quietly submerged.[~ + object]The boat was submerged in thirty fathoms of water.
- to cover or overflow with water; immerse:[~ + object]Do not submerge this electric skillet in water.
- to cover;
bury; suppress; obscure; hide:[~ + object]Certain facts were submerged by the witness. sub•mer•gence, n. [uncountable] sub•mer•sion /səbˈmɜrʒən, -ʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -merg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•merge (səb mûrj′),USA pronunciation v., -merged, -merg•ing. v.t. - to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- to cover or overflow with water;
immerse. - to cover;
bury; subordinate; suppress:His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living. v.i. - to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium.
- to be covered or lost from sight.
- Latin submergere, equivalent. to sub- sub- + mergere to dip, immerse; see merge
- 1600–10
sub•mer′gence, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged submerse.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flood, inundate, engulf.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: submerge /səbˈmɜːdʒ/, submerse /səbˈmɜːs/ vb - to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
- (transitive) to cover with water or some other liquid
- (transitive) to hide; suppress
- (transitive) to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immersesubˈmergence, submersion /səbˈmɜːʃən/ n |